The Hammers boss opted to field a strong line-up for his side’s fifth pre-season friendly by naming Carlton Cole, Kevin Nolan and Matthew Taylor in his starting XI.

A dreadful error by former England goalkeeper Paul Robinson gifted Accrington a 1-0 friendly win at home to Blackburn.

Rovers – who earlier beat Fleetwood 2-0 with a different XI on a day of pre-season action at the Crown Ground – fell behind in the second half when Brian Smikle directed a header straight at Robinson, only for it to squirm through his grasp and into the net.

Portuguese trialist Edinho Junior, 18, came off the bench for Rovers shortly afterwards and he almost salvaged a draw when he rattled a post in the final minute.